Car construction



Oct. 27, 1925 F. KOCH cfm coNsTRUc'rI'oN 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed July 15 '1923- Patented Get. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT ermee.

FELIX KOCH, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASST'GNOR TU FRESSED 'STEEL CAB, COMPANY, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CGRPRATTON' Ol? NEW JERSEY.

GAB, CONSTRUCTION.

Application ledllnly 13, 1923. Serial No. 651,426.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, FELIX K001i, a citizen of the United States, residing in Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gar Construction, of which the following is a specilcation.

This invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to the connection oi the underirame and superstructure training oi' such cars and has ior an object the provision of means for connecting the posts ot the superstructure framing with the underrame in such a manner that in the event of an accident, the danger olf the pulling of the posts away from Vthe underztrame or the shearing or' the posts above the underframe will be reduced. to a minimum.

Another object oi' the invention is to provide means whereby the posts ot' a railway car as well as the means T'or connecting the posts with the underlrame may be inserted in the undert'rame :trom the upper side thereoiI thus facilitating the application or removal of the posts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a railway car undert'rame with means which, when the posts oi' the car are bein(T applied, will insure the proper positioning or the lower ends of such posts.

These and other objects will be apparent from the following description.

Referring to the drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts Fig. 1 is a plan view of an undert'rame of a car embodying the invention with parts cut away; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion ot the same with the post removed; Fig. 3 is an enlarged end elevational view of the same with the post secured in its proper position; Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same taken on the line 4.-4.- of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 is an end elevational view of a modiiication of the invention.

Referring now in detail to the drawings the reference character 1 indicates the end sill olf a passenger car, which sill in thepresent embodiment of the invention is integral with the end portion 2 of the un'derframe. At each side of the longitudinal center line of the undertrame a recess 3 is provided having an opening i preferably of l shape in plane, leading thereto from the top of the end sill for the reception of an end post 5 and gib member 6, and having openings 7 and 8 lead-- ing into the recess from the bottom oi the end sill which openings permit oi the removal ci cores, sand, etc. Within the recess 3 spaced ribs 9 are provided which preferably extend across the recess and 'from the top ol the bot tom thereoitl and assist in delining the openings 7 and 6.

l'lxtending downwardly l'rom the top portion of the end sill and within the recess 3 are spaced lugs i0 with which gibs l1 .on the members 6 are adapted t0 engage. Below the lugs 10 each oL the ribs 9 is provided with ledges 12 having a slot 13 formed therebetween which slot tapers from its widest pork tion adjacent the ledges to its nari-cwest portion adjacent the bottom oll the recess. Fro- `jecting within the openings 8 are lugs 1e on which the lower end portion of the end post 5 is adapted to rest- Fach of the end posts A5 is pret'erably of l Torm in cross section having a vertically disposed web 15 and laterally extending flanges 16 but it will be understood that this post may be of any suitable form in cross section.

Each of the gib members 6 is provided' with a portion 17 adapted to be secured to the web 15 of the end post and at its lower end is provided with a gib 11 which is adapted to engage the lugs 10 within the recess 3. lt will here be noted that these members 6 instead of being ci the form shown in the drawings may be made ot' any other torni so as to suit the form of end post that may be used.

To apply apost in accordance with the invention the members 6 are passed into the opening 4 and the lower portions of these members seat on the ledges 12 thus supporting the members in substantially their proper positions. The web l5 of the post 5 is then inserted between the members 6 and lowered into the opening i and recess 3 until the lower end portion of the post rests on the lugs 14. As the post is being lowered the web 15 will, it the post is not guided true, engage the sloping sides of the slots 13 of the ribs h9 and when in such engagement will guide the post to its proper position. l/Vhen the post has been placed in its proper position the gibs 11 will engage the lugs l0 while the upper portions of the members 6 are secured to the web of the post thus forming a connection between the post and the underlraine possessing great strength.

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In Fig. 6 a modification ot' the invention has been illustrated in which the end sill is provided with an npwardiy extending flange to which the members (3 and the post 5 may be secured thus additionally connecting the end sill and post.

rIhe foregoing description has been lii'nitcd to end posts but it is to be understood that the invention may be used in connection with posts other than end posts and may also be nsed in freight car constrnction as well as passenger cars.

It ywill be apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains that changes may be made in the details oil the parts forming the .iention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what I cla-iin as new and desire to secure by Iletters Patent is l. In a railway car, an nndertrame having a recess `former therein, a ineinbe' inserted in said recess 'from above and having a lng i''or engaging said iin-deriframe within said recess, post seated in said recess and means securing post and member together.

Q. In a railway car,an nndertrame having a recess foi-ined therein, members inserted in said recess from above, lugs on said menibers adapted to engage said underifraine within said recess, and a post seated insaid recess and secured tosaid members.

3. In a railway car, an nndertraine having a recess termed tierein, members inserted in said recess from above adapted to engage said underraine, and a post `extending between and secured to said members.

a railway car, an nnderfraine havinrf a recess formed therein, a lng in said `res', a post, a rnc ber secured to said post, having a projection adapted to engage said lug, said member being inserted in said recess from the top of said nnderiiraine.

5. In a railway car, annndertraine having a recess formed therein, a post seated in said recess, and projections on said post adapted to engage said underiirame within said recess, said projections being inserted in said recess from the upper side of said undertrame 6. In a railway car, an undertrame having a recess formed therein, a post, .lugs

within said re-ess upon which said post is adapted vto seat, and gib nieans insaid recess above said lugs for connecting said nndertranie and post.

7. In a railway car, an underfrarne having a recess formed therein, lugs in said recess, a post, and gibs connected with said post, adapted to engage said lugs, said gibs being inserted insaid recess from the upper side o said underifraine.

8. In a railway car, an nnderiranie having a recess formed therein, a post adapted to be seated in. said recess, and sloping means in said recess for guiding said post as it is noved to its seat.

9. In a railway car, an nnderi'raine having a recess formed therein, a post adapted to be inserted in said recess, and wedge shaped means in said recess for `centering said post as it is inserted in said recess.

10. In a railway car, an underfraine having a recess termed therein, a post `adapted to be lowered intosaid recess, and .sloping means in said recess for causing said post to automatically move to its proper position as it is lowered 4into said recess.

1l. In airailway car, an underraine hav ing an opening formed therein a `post adapted to Aextend through said opening, and means below said opening for positioning said post as it is passed through said opening.

In a railway ear, an undert'rame having an opening formed therein, a post in said opening, members connectingsaid postl and underiframe and ,passing through said opening and ledges below said members adapted to snpportsaid members.

13. In a railway car, an undertrame having a recess formedtherein, a rib insaid recess having a slot formed therein and a post seated in said recess andoccupying said slot.

I4. In a railway car, an'undentframe :having a recess formed therein, ribs in said recess and a post adapted to be received by said recess, said ribs embodying means for automatically positioning the lower yend `of said post.

l5. In a railway car, an underfrarne, a post having its low r endseated in said undertraine,ineinbers for connecting said post with said nnderraine and means for supporting said members .located beneath said members.

16. In a railway ,car underfraine having a post Yreceiving `opening and recess formed therein, and a rib in said recess having a post receiving slot 'formed therciinsaid slot being located centrally ot said opening.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

FELIX KOCH. 

